Wombats have cubed dropping because of this internal organ.

Spinosaurus probably hunted more like a stork than a crocodile.

Here's how to see January's full moon, whether or not there is a clear night sky.

A toddler was buried with meal offerings and a pet dog about 2,000 years ago in what is now central France.

With the help of a priest, a medieval hoard containing silver coins and gold rings was found in Poland.

An ancient reptilian sea monster had a shark-like bite.

An excavation revealed a previously unknown church and inscription, possibly dating to Byzantine times.

Male springbok mantises that attack females can sometimes escape cannibalism.

Here's what a dinosaur butthole looks like (you're welcome).

A 45,500-year-old warty pig drawing is the oldest known cave painting of an animal on record.

A 500-year-old limestone statue of an elite woman was found in central Mexico.

A polar vortex disruption may cause snowy, cold weather in about two weeks.

From violent attacks on politicians, to a raging fire, to explosions, to indiscriminate shooting, Washington D.C. has seen its share of darkness.

Multiple people saw a strange blue light whiz over Oahu, Hawaii.

Nobody knows how this 1,800-year-old Roman carving ended up in an English garden.

Why a reawakened geyser isn't worrying geologists.

Some human ancestors are known only as "ghost" populations.

Here are 10 gnarly animals from our ocean's depths.

It's a mystery why hunter-gatherers from the Stone Age crafted weapons from human bone.

Here's what we've learned about dinosaurs in 2020.

Jaffa's 4,000-year-old history is buried beneath its streets.

Today's winter solstice will boast the year's fewest hours of daylight for the Northern Hemisphere. Here's why.

The discovery of the world's oldest python fossils on record suggests that these snakes originated in Europe and probably lived alongside boas.

More than 500 years ago, the Aztecs created a "trophy tower" out of hundreds of human skulls.